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POLITICS

This is History (48)
In the Eastern empire there was no conflict between the Church and the Emperor as in Rome. The Emperor there was supreme, and he was quite despotic. There was no question of any freedom.

More trouble ahead for Congress?
It is said that some more Congress leaders and their family members are on EDs radar. Guess who is taking interest in this matter?

No Governor beyond the age of 70 ?
There seems to be a decision of the NDA government that no new Governor would be appointed beyond the age of 70 years.

Trying to trip a wonder
Roko Gujarat ki pragati!!

Inn ko irritate karr rahi thi Gujarat ki gati!
Patels are successful in business!!
Ooparwaale ne business sense se kiya inhe bless!
OBC se Patel Bhai income tax rebate nahi milti!!
OBC hone se Bank loan ki file jaldi se nahi hilti!
Gujarat mein Naxalism laane ki full try!!
Into the real intentions please do pry!!
They are desperate to stop investment into Gujarat!!
Toh abh you can deduce iss mein hai kis kss ka haath!!
One Party that will do anything to reverse Modi Wave!!
And for this one of its Anarchist's the Anarchists gave!
They want to trip Gujarat somehow!!
Best way... Anarchy lao!!
I think Gujarat Government will let it play out some more!!
The Gujarati will soon realize what is in store!
That is their business sense will kick in!!
Unrest is for a businessman a cardinal sin!!
By hook or crook a flop Baba has to be launched!
At least a hundred times he has been relaunched!!
But he has this unique habit!!
Pulls out from his hat every time a snake and not a rabbit!!
They say money is being spent like water!!
And if son continues to flop in the wings you have the daughter!!
I am sure soon the truth will come out!!
Inn ki story ka karro The End will be the shout!!
Disclaimer .... all alleged ...its Satire ..read it and forget it..draw no conclusions ...meant to entertain not inform

VJS

Khari Khari

G Acharya ne thik kaha-
BJP to kewal mukhauta hai,
asli chehra to RSS hai//
Is liye Bhaiyya-
*Kya Miliye Aise Logon Se,
Jinki Fitrath Chupi Rahe,
Nakli Chehera Saamne Aaye,
Asli Surath Chupi Rahe,
Khud Se Bhi Jo Khud Ko Chupaaye,
Kya Unse Pehechaan Karen,
Kya Unke Daaman Se Lipten?,
Kya Unka Samman Karen?,
Jinki Aadhi Niyath Ubhare,
Aadhi Niyath Chupi Rahe,
Nakli Chehera Saamne Aaye,
Asli Surath Chupi Rahe...
Dildaari Kaa Dong Rachakar,
Jaal Bichaaye Baaton Ka,
Dekhen In Nakli Cheheron Ki,
Kab Tak Jai Jai Kaar Chale,
Kab Tak Logon Ki Nazaron Se,
Chupi Haqueeqat Chupi Rahe,
Nakli Chehera Saamne Aaye,
Asli Surath Chupi Rahe...
Kya Miliye Aise Logon Se,
Jinki Fithrath Chupi Rahe,
Nakli Chehera Saamne Aaye,
Asli Surath Chupi Rahe..

[*Izzat- A 1968 Movie se saabhar]

JPG

BUREAUCRACY

CBI registers cases against 121 AIS officers
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly registered cases against 121 officers of All India Service (AIS) from 2012 to 2015 for their alleged involvement in corruption.

Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission likely to be delayed
The most sought-after recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) are expected to be delayed further as the Government of India has extended its term upto December 31, 2015 due to volume of work and intensive stake-holders' consultations.

Name of Anurag Shrivastava for CEO, CBFC cleared
Name of Anurag Shrivastava, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai, has reportedly been cleared for the appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

Ratish Kumar selected for Director (Project), NHPC
Ratish Kumar, ED, NHPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Project), National Hydero-Electric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) held on August 26, 2015. As many as 14 persons were interviewed for the same.

Selection of CEOs and MDs of Banks next month
Selection of CEOs and MDs of all public sector banks, other than five large ones, will come from the insiders next month. They would come from the EDs and DMDs of banks with a remaining service period of 2 years.

2001 batch IPS to be DIG in GoI
2001 batch IPS officers are set to be promoted to the rank of DIG in the Government of India.

Promotion of 1995 batch IPS officers in IB early next month
Promotion of 1995 batch IPS officers to the rank of Joint Director in the Intelligence Bureau will take place in a couple of weeks.

R Bhattacharya deputed as Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog
Rajarshi Bhattacharya, former Secretary, School Education and Literacy, has been appointed as Principal Adviser (Social sector), NITI Aayog. He is a 1978 batch retired IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

Prashant Narain Sukul to serve as RoI, ICAO up to Aug 31
The central deputation tenure of Prashant Narain Sukul as Representative of India (RoI) on the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada extended up to August 31, 2015.

Santosh Sarangi gets extension as Chairman, Tea Board
Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Joint Secretary, Commerce, has been assigned an additional charge of Chairman, Tea Board for a period of three months. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

Ashutosh Sinha appointed ED, FCI, Guwahati
Ashutosh Kumar Sinha has been appointed Executive Director (North-East) at Joint Secretary level in Food Corporation of India (FCI), Guwahati. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of MT cadre.

Proposal of central deputation extension to Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia declined
The proposal of Mukhmeet Singh Bhatia for the extension of central deputation has been declined by the Government of India. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Gopal Dhawan likely to get extension as CMD, MECL
Gopal Dhawan, Chairman & Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), whose tenure was coming to an end in November, is expected to get extension.

Extension to Dhawan likely to queer Jha's pitch for CMD, MECL?
An extension to present incumbent Gopal Dhawan to the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) is expected to queer the pitch of RN Jha, Director (Technical), MECL, selected for this post at PESB) meeting held on July 9, 2015.

Harish Chandra yet to assume charge as Director (Fin), NSIC
Harish Chandra, GGM, CONCOR, who received orders for appointment as Director (Finance), National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), has not taken over the charge as the post has been lying vacant since October 24, 2014.

Will Doordarshan get a new DG ?
With the tenure of Doordarshan DG C. Lalrosanga coming to an end in September, the question that is being asked now is whether the present incumbent will get an extension or a new person will be appointed on the coveted post.

Braj Kishore Ravi appointed Adviser (Security), IOCL
Braj Kishore Ravi has been appointed Adviser (Security) in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is a 1989 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Proposal of Arun Kumar Mehta for premature repatriation declined
The proposal for premature repatriation of Arun Kumar Mehta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change to parent cadre has been declined by the Government of India. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

Dharam Pal likely to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level
Dharam Pal, who did not enjoy central deputation during his 25 years of service, is expected to join central deputation at Joint Secretary level. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Naveen Srivastava appointed Counsellor, PMI, New York
Indian Foreign Service officer, Naveen Srivastava has been appointed Counsellor, PMI New York.

ESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), BLC
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Director (Finance), Balmer Lawrie & Co. (BLC) that fell vacant on August 1, 2015. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before October 9, 2015.

Ravi Kumar transferred from R & D, Bengaluru
K Ravi Kumar, IDAS officer1991 batch transferred from R & D Bengaluru and posted as FA to DG, Bengaluru

Dev Kumar will join Delhi
Dev Kumar, 1991 batch IDAS is going to IFA, DG AFMS, New Delhi . He is presently posted as IFA,NC Udhampur.

Anil Chaudhary in race for Chairman, SAIL
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Director (Finance), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is reported to be in race for grabbing the post of Chairman, SAIL.

Sahni takes charge as Director CSIR
Dr. Girish Sahni, who had been Director, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh has assumed charge as the next Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, with effect from August 24, 2015.

Ms Neerja Mathur joins as Member of JERC for Goa & UTs
Ms Neerja Mathur has taken over as a Member of Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Goa & UTs.

Krishan Kumar is new Ambassador to Czech Republic (UPDATED)
Krishan Kumar (IFS : 1984) presently Ambassador of India to Morocco has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic.

Principal Commissioner of Customs, Shrawan Lal Meena is no more (UPDATED)
Shrawan Lal Meena, Principal Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Jaipur, has passed away on Thursday. Meena, a 58 years-old-officer, was suffering from cancer. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. He is being cremated at his village near Jaipur on Thursday. Meena, who belonged to a 1985 batch IRS-Customs officer, had earlier joined Indian Police Service (IPS).

Lt Gen Dua is new GOC Chinar Corps (UPDATED)
Lt Gen Satish Kumar Dua has taken over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps.

Lt Gen Saha is new DG Military Operations (UPDATED)
GOC of 15 Corps Lt Gen Subrata Saha is joining the the Army Headquarters as Director General of Military Operations.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin), BLC(UPDATED)
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to select suitable candidate for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL) at its selection meeting held on August 27, 2015. The Board has recommended to the Department of Fertilizers to explore the possibility of appointing an officer on deputation basis as a onetime measure for a period of five years.

Sardar Singh Meena appointed as CVO, NIFT (UPDATED)
Sardar Singh Meena has been appointed as CVO in National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Delhi at the level of Director. He is an IRS-IT officer.

CORPORATE

Interview - Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)
"Our business USP is Customers' Delight"

A blue-chip Government of India Navratna Enterprise, under the Ministry of Urban Development, National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC), stands out as a leader in the construction sector with more than INR 20000 crore Order Book in hand and counting and a consolidated revenue of INR 5000 crore. Winner of a number of awards because of its consistently extra ordinary performance, the Company has been receiving "Excellent" rating from Govt. of India consistently since 2004. "Our proven track record coupled with our achieved expertise and constant pro-active approach has made us think beyond the horizon, says the company's Chairman cum Managing Director Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal in conversation with our Chief Copy Editor Sujata Sharma.

Q. Your focus is more on new-age, green and modular buildings? Why so?

A. NBCC has traversed a long way since 1960 gaining all sorts of exposure in the field of construction and has successfully faced all challenges coming in its way. Today, the company stands at the zenith of its success and has become a brand in itself by comprehensively responding to the demand of the day. As I say demand of the day, I mean that sustainability in building construction incorporating Smart features and infrastructure tagged with environment care, has become the buzz word in our construction activity. This eventually points to the features such as green, new age, modular buildings which every individual, entity and the society at large demand today. Obviously, NBCC being in the business with all its expertise and exposures today, cannot afford to ignore the fact that when it comes to construction of buildings, habitat or similar infrastructure, sustainability is always the foremost concern which is again conditioned by new-age, green and modular features. So is our focus on the environment/ecology friendly structures adding all Smart green features that make these sustainable.


Q What are the challenges you face when dealing with your clients?

A. Our clientele profile primarily includes most of the Ministries of the Govt. of India, Govt. Depts., State Govts., Central & State PSUs, Autonomous Bodies and Councils etc. I must tell you in this regard that our business USP is Customers' Delight and that is the most important challenge before NBCC all the time, as far as our esteemed clients are concerned. Here, I have no hesitation in the first place, to put on record that because of its consistently good performance and proactive initiative towards fulfilling clients' requirements, NBCC carries a very high repute in clients' fraternity and has today, become the most sought after company amongst its peer group. However, with NBCC going new-age construction way, it sometimes, has to face, little hic-ups from some clients who carry a perception that if a building is good and smart, it will be expensive. Here, it becomes a challenge for NBCC to convince the client, particularly their finance departments, that it is not so. But let me further add here that the mindset of those clients is also changing fast, as they can now see for themselves, examples of so many such cost effective projects implemented by NBCC all across the country and counting.


Q What about your plans to rebuild the Parliament House?

A. Of late, NBCC, by adding innovative sustainable green and smart features in its building construction activity, have executed a number of new-age green government building projects in the country that include CBI HQ Building in Delhi; Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) Building at Manesar (Haryana); Redevelopment of huge New Moti Bagh GPRA Complex, New Delhi; Office Building of Coal India Ltd., Kolkata; CSOI Building, New Delhi; National Institute for Solar Energy, Gurgaon, Aykar Bhawan, Noida (UP); SIB, Kolkata etc. These were the outcome of our out of box thinking and were highly successful initiatives, giving a new dimension to the whole concept of building construction which is green, environment friendly and sustainable too. This proven track record coupled with our achieved expertise and constant pro-active approach has made us think beyond the horizon volunteering the idea of re-building our Parliament House in the style and concept of New Moti Bagh GPRA Complex, Delhi; Indian Museum, Kolkata etc. that NBCC has already implemented. New Moti Bagh GPRA Complex is a brown-field redevelopment project, the Company has already completed successfully, on a 105 acre land and now certified as the largest Green Home Complex of its kind in the country. The next huge one- a Rs.5000 crore East Kidwai Nagar-Redevelopment project, another brown-field project in Delhi, is presently under implementation by us for the Government.

Inspired by all these success in the field of redevelopment & rebuilding of brown-field and green field energy efficient projects, we have volunteered to rebuild Parliament House so that it gets a smart new look, with fixing of all its existing hazards developed over the past many years. However, I would say that, it is the Govt. who is to take a call in the matter. If assigned the responsibility, NBCC is, of course, very confident of coming up to the expectation.


Q How about your focus on Tier-2 cities?

A. NBCC has huge number of projects in PMC, Real Estate & Redevelopment and EPC segments pan-India, which include areas such as Health Care, Offices & Institutions, Transportation, Environment & Industrial, Misc. Infrastructure, Border Fencing, PMGSY, Power Projects, Commercial & Residential Real Estate/Redevelopment etc. As far as Real Estate is concerned, which is our focus area now, we are doing projects in metros as well as in some Tier-2 cities. Presently, apart from metros, NBCC has projects in cities like Alwar, Patna, Kochi, Jaipur, Khekra (UP), Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar etc. But our future plan is to focus more and more on Tier-2 Cities. As we work to a plan, we are now expanding our stake, based on the potential locations. That way, our forthcoming target locations include cities like Bhopal, Surat, Rajkot, Raipur, Ranchi, Dehradun, Pune, Nagpur etc. and also include some smaller cities such as Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh and so on.

Q Say something on your redevelopment plans in Delhi.

A. As you know, New Moti Bagh GPRA Complex, New Delhi, now certified as largest Green Home Complex of its kind in the country, is our first Redevelopment Project and is located in Delhi. This has been followed by the on-going Rs.5000 Crore East Kidwai Nagar Redevelopment Project, another Zero Waste Disposal Project of its kind. I would say that NBCC's highly successful redevelopment project of New Moti Bagh Complex has caught the imagination of the Govt. on new-age building infrastructure, opening up huge future opportunities for NBCC in the field of Redevelopment in the Capital Delhi and and in other States as well. As far as Delhi is concerned, there are three more Govt. colonies in pipeline for redevelopment by the Company and these include Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Thyagraj Nagar. The proposals for approval of these projects are on fast track and are likely to mature soon. Apart from this, there are also plans to redevelop some old govt. Presses in Delhi on the same model as that of East Kidwai Nagar. Move is on and hopefully things shall be in place in quick time.

Q What is the contribution of the real estate business in the total revenue of NBCC? And how much funds have you earmarked for the real estate business?

A. Presently, it contributes to approximately 10-15 per cent of total revenue of NBCC. However, our target is to raise the Real Estate business in the range of 25-35 per cent in the next two to three years. If I have to say about earmarking of funds for Real Estate, I would put it this way, that, there is no such budgeting by us as of now. But, the practice is to invest the profits earned from the Rear Estate business into Real Estate sector itself. Also, some portions of the profits earned from other businesses are also invested in Real Estate. However, all these depend on the opportunities we get.


Q Would you please elaborate on your diversification plans?

A. Presently, NBCC has been operating in a unique business model, probably the one that no other company in the peer group has. It has three segments of operation i.e. PMC, Real Estate Development and EPC Contracting. Its PMC covers almost all areas of construction like Offices-Institutions, Roads, Bridges, Highways, Airports, SWM projects, Townships, Mass-housing, Hospitals & Medical Colleges, PMGSY, Border Fencing, Infrastructures for Para Military Forces & Misc. infrastructures etc.. Our Real Estate includes Commercial & Residential projects. Here, I would say that in an initiative to diversify in this segment, we have, of late, added Redevelopment of Govt. Properties which is a very significant move forward from our end and would remain as a key driving force for NBCC's future growth. Recently, NBCC has, of course, added another important vertical in its operation which takes care of Renovation & Reconstruction of India's Heritage Buildings. To this end, we have already successfully completed two projects, one named Indian Museum, Kolkata and the other is Museum of Moving Images (MoMI) in Mumbai. I may also add that NBCC has a massive plan to develop unused land properties of various sick PSUs and autonomous bodies and departments. You may be knowing that NBCC has recently signed MoUs with Air India and NAWADCO for development of their huge land banks spread across the country, for mutual benefit. Talks are also on for more such initiatives in future. In EPC, of course, we are executing all civil infrastructure works in power plants of various PSUs like NTPC, BHEL and others.

Q After the devastating quake in Nepal, what changes are you planning to make in your building construction policy?

A. First of all, my deepest condolences to the victims of the devastating earthquake that occurred in Nepal sometime back. In fact, NBCC has already shown interest to the Government of India for it's participation in the rehabilitation work of earthquake ravaged Nepal. Now, as far as NBCC's building construction policy is concerned, I would like to tell you that my company has proven track record of constructing earthquake resistant buildings right from the beginning. That is to say that our existing building construction policy takes care of all the norms provided in the National Building Code. Moreover, whenever NBCC goes for constructing a building, it ensures preparing earthquake resistant design of the structure to be constructed. Further, I can add that NBCC strictly follows all the guidelines and procedures while constructing a building and therefore, the projects that we execute, are always earthquake resistant. You take any example of a building constructed by us anywhere in the country or overseas, and you would see, there is no instance ever that our building has collapsed due to earthquake. Therefore, as a responsible Govt. of India organization, NBCC has all construction imperatives in place in respect of its building construction policy.

Ms Roy appointed Independent Director of Subex Ltd
Subex Limited has appointed Ms Priyanka Roy as Independent Director of the company.

Singvi resigns as CFO of Steelco Gujarat Ltd
Sunil Singhvi has resigned as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Steelco Gujarat Ltd

Rathi appointed CFO of Lakhotia Polyesters (India) Ltd
Lakhotia Polyesters (India) Ltd has appointed Vivek Vijay Rathi as Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Mishra appointed CS of Scintilla Commercial Credit Ltd
Scintilla Commercial Credit Ltd has appointed Rama Kant Mishra as the Company Secretary of the company.

Shetty appointed Chairman of UAE Exchange?
B R Shetty has been appointed as Chairman of UAE Exchange.

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Govt. should analyze reservation stir

The agitation for reservation by the Patel Community need to be seriously analysed by the government. What is the reason that people want their caste or community to get the benefits of reservation. It is mainly the job security, sinecure positions, lack of accountability, possibility of illegal gratification, exploitation of the needy, social status etc. Till the time government does not take strict action to make these service accountable, totally transparent, time bound delivery of services, maximum e- governance and lesser direct touch between the service provider and client, the same is not going to dwindle. The time has come that government should make three things which are hitherto being considered to be an asset in our country as a total liability. The first of them is the government service. It should be overhauled in such a way that only those who are committed for service to the public join it. The type of hard work, transparency and lack of opportunity to exploit the needy, if duly inserted, those who have joined the services for any other ulterior motive other than true service to the people will run away.
The other two things which I want the government to convert into liability are (1) Gold and the r(2) Land and Building. The entire saving and resources of the country and whole of the black money is being pumped into these segments that money is not coming to the sectors of the priority of the Govt. Rather artificial prices are giving huge return both in land and building as well as in gold. The price of the Gold was Rs. 5,850 in 2004 when P Chidambaram joined as the Finance Minister of the Country. It touched Rs. 30,710 when he demitted is office. You don't need to teach even to a fool that he will get 500% return in just 10 years time. Same has been done in case of land and buildings. The return in these 10 years had been phenomenal. The businessmen and the industrialists who were engaged in genuine trade and manufacturing have been crushed to the bottom that they became just traders or screw driver technology based manufacturers. What a pity that such a buoyant country is being ruined to become totally dormant by our policy makers.

Rajesh

Give better medical facilities to retd. Govt. servants

While I fully agree with what my friend Pradeep has suggested in his post (24 Aug), retired government servants also need preferred and medical attention and better facilities and should, therefore, be allowed to go the medical specialists in CGHS approved private hospitals directly for treatment rather than being at the mercy of CGHS for referring them to such hospitals for treatment. They should also get preference over others to see the CGHS specialists in hospitals for treatment rather than wait for long hours for their turn. After putting in nearly four decades of service, without availing any medical leave, the retired government servants undoubtedly deserve this facility.

Prem Hans

Retired life

Pradeep Ratnaparkhi's letter on retired life is thought provoking. This is normally what happens to people who take their work seriously and honestly when they have not planned their retired life properly. For those who never took their jobs seriously if not honestly it is a smooth landing from official to retired life.

N Krishnan

Retirement and withdrawal syndrome

Pradeep Ratnaparkhi ji welcome to the world of retired life. I am also retired 7 years ago but I am healthy. Why must be reason? I think all ailments that you wrote about in WIC 24 August is because those retiring from high posts suffer from withdrawal syndrome. Officers suffer the most illness because now he has no subordinates to dominate, no salute. Sarkari big Babus walk with superior gait. He looks through juniors as if there is no one before him. After retirement he becomes a nobody. Therefore retired officers fall ill frequently due to attention deficit. When an officer knows his date of retirement why he sticks to perks & privileges as if his life rests on it. I retired from middle level and have large friend circle, travel by bus, do all house work, fetching milk, vegetables, fruits. There is so much work in house. My wife is busy in kitchen but I try to give her rest. Life for me is same before and after retirement. Officers when retire they remember peon, maali, driver all sarkari workers doing work for them. They feel lowly to do anything themselves. So they fall ill. For them retirement means loss of position, loss of perk, loss of self esteem, loss of utility because they derive their all from chair they occupy. My advice to all sitting on big chairs. Try to distance yourself from chair and do honest work and try to improve situation.Tomorrow you will also be out amongst crowd. Therefore every sarkari officer must himself / herself prepare for retirement. This is not Government job.

Jay Kumar

Health issues

When you attain age, your health starts speaking. Health has nothing to do with your working in the Government. Already the Government is overstaffed and we have to provide employment to the younger generation.

Nick

CAT functioning

When CAT was established in 1985, it was stated that it will be an adjudicating body with experienced bureaucrats manning it. The issues would be mainly on the interpretation of Govt. rules/regulations and would be resolved within a period of three months. Allowing Judicial members and advocates in the functioning of CAT has resulted in abnormal delays in finalisation of cases. It is time for a review of CAT"s functioning and make it free from Judicial people.

S Gopal

Nothing can save Air India

It is said that it is none of the business of government to be in business. Air line Industry is a highly competitive industry and even private sector players are making losses. Air India is burning thousands of crores of taxpayers money every year for last N number of years. The sooner government exits , the better it is. But vested interests would not let this happen.
I met ex-civil aviation secretary and asked him this question . He was in full agreement with me that Air India needs to be privatized but due to vested political reasons it is not going to happen.

Ravi

No place for honest officers

This is the bane of our political system that honest, upright and firm officers who want to be fair in their work are often hounded out from important postings. The rich can always purchase most of the politicians who matter and get the scales tilted in their favour. There should be fixed tenure for important postings, particularly in the investigating agencies. All thinking people should raise their voice against such misuse of political power.

SC Agrawal DGP (Retd.)

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